binding 
tion in one part of a machine by the siigiring or 
any deviation from ;i straight line M|' ,-inotln r 
portion. 7. A projection of a part of a slnn-- 
ture or machine by whicli parts intended to 
touch arc prevented from coining into perfect 
contact. 8. \iint., a wrought -iron riiii,- around 
a dead-eye. Binding-cloth, a dyed and stumiicil 
fabric used fur tin- l.iii. tin.- "i I m.iks. Binding-joists, 
beams in lliiuiini,' ulii< It support tin- bridging-joists above 
iiinl tin- ..i alow. Binding-piece, a piece 
naded lietueen two opposite beams or joints, to prevent 
lateral ili-ik'i-tiuu; a strutting- or strainim: piece. Blnd- 
Ing-rafter, a longitudinal timber i\ liieh supports the roof- 
ratters between Ille riill^e allil tile eaves or llle rolllll ailil 
Binding-scrcw. 
tin- cave. see imriiii. Binding -strake, in 
n, !. a tlliek .strakin^ wait-, placed uliele it call be bolted 
tn km !>, ete. Binding-wire, a win- uiiule of very soft 
iron, used to eoniieet pieces \vhlch ure to IK; soldered to- 
gether. - Extra binding. See fxmn<iatra, under found ; . 
-Half binding, in iHaMiiinliii'i. a leather back ami pa 
pcreii iioani sides. --Quarter binding, in l>vaki>i/i:iin-i. 
a chc:ip leather or cloth back with hoard Hides cut tln-li 
with the leaves. -Three-quarter binding, in in,ki>ht<i- 
i'l'i. a leather back of extra width with leather corners 
ami papered hiiard sides. 
bindingly (bin'ding-li), adv. Ill a binding man- 
ner; MO as to bind. 
bindingness (bm'ding-nes), n. [< binding, p. a., 
+ -HC.VS.] The quality of being binding or ob- 
ligatory. 
The unconditional bindingneti of the practical reason. 
Coleridge. 
binding-post (biu'ding-post), n. In an elec- 
trical apparatus, a small post having a hole 
into which a wire is inserted, or through which 
it passes and is held by a screw. 
binding-screw (bm'ding-skrO), . 1. A screw 
designed to bind and fasten two parts of any 
adjustable tool or apparatus, as the blade of 
a bevel; a set-screw; espe- 
cially, a screw set in at right 
angles to another, either 
abutting against it or tight- 
ening the female, so as to 
prevent the male from turn- 
ing. 2. In elect., a simple 
arrangement by which two 
electrical conductors maybe 
brought into metallic con- 
nection. (See cut.) A sim- 
ilar stationary arrangement 
is called a binding-post Binding-screw clamp, a 
combined clamp and set-screw used to connect a wire with 
the elements of a galvanic battery. 
bind-rail (bind'ral), n. 1. In engin., a piece 
to which the heads of pipes are secured. 2. 
A timber cap or tie placed on top of a group 
of piles, to nold them together and make a 
support for floor-beams. 
bindweb (biud'web), n. In anat., neuroglia. 
bindweed (blnd'wed), . [Also bineweed; early 
mod. E. byittleweed; < bind + weed 1 .] The com- 
mon name for plants of the genus Convolciilu*. 
especially of C. arvensis, C. (or Calystegia) se- 
/liinn, and C. (or Calystegia) Soldanella Black 
bindweed, (a) /V.wmim Conpolvulii*. (6) jTamtw coin- 
mvnuot Europe. Blue bindweed, the bittersweet, Sola- 
tium Dulcamara. Rough bindweed, a species of smilax, 
Smilaj; aspera. 
bindwith (bind'with), . [< bind + irjr7.2.] A 
name given to the plant Clematis Vitalba (the 
traveler's joy), from its stems being used to bind 
up fagots. 
bindwood (blnd'wud), n. [< bind + wpoefi.] 
A Scotch name for ivy, from its entwining or 
binding itself around stronger plants, etc. 
bine 1 (bin), . [A dial, form of bind, n., now 
accepted in the botanical use, esp. in com- 
pounds, as woodbine, hopbine, bearbine: see hi ml, 
n.] The slender stem of a climbing plant. 
\Vhcii burr and bi tie. were gathered. 
Tennyson, Aylmer's Field. 
bine'-' (bin), H. See boyn. 
binervate (bl-ner'vat), a. [< fti-2 + nervate.'] 
1. Two-nerved; especially, in bot., having two 
longitudinal ribs: applied to certain leaves. 
2. Til cntom., having two nervures or veins, as 
an insect's wing. 
Billet's function. See fwm-tinn. 
bing 1 (bing), H. [< Mfe. bing, binge, liengt; < 
Icel. /iin</>- = S\v. binge, aheap; also," with trans- 
ferred sense, Dan. bing, a bin. Cf. 6ii, with 
which binghns prob. been confused.] 1. Aheap 
or pile of anything: as, a bing of corn, potatoes, 
coal, ore, etc. 2. A definite quantity of lead 
ore, ec|ual to 8 hundredweight. [North. Eng.] 
bing'- 2 (bing), i<. i. To go. [Old slang.] 
Bin;; out and tour, yc anld devil. 
St-ntt, tiny Mannering, I. x\\iii. 
binge (binj), r. ('. ; pret. and pp. hinged, ppr. 
bingeiny. [Sc. , also bccngc, beenje, appar. formed 
557 
by fusing In ml and (;/</<.] 1. To make a low 
obeisance; courtesy. 2. To cringe; fawn. 
bing-ore ( bing'or), . Lead ore in small lumps. 
I HMI,'. I 
bingstead (bing'stcd), . In mining, the place 
where bing-ore is .stored ready to go to the 
smelter. [North. Eng.J 
bink (bingk), H. [Sc. and North. E.; < ME. 
liinl.; lt/nb; \ar. of In nl;, limb; itnassibilated 
form of bench, q. v. Cf. /;///.', bank$.] 1. A 
bench; a seat. 2. A wooden frame, fixed to 
the wall of a house, for holding dishes. 3. 
A bank; an acclivity. 4. In cotton-manuf., a 
stock of cotton composed of successive layers 
from different bales; a bunker. In supplying 
cotton to the machinery, the stock is raked down In such 
a manner as to mix the material thoroughly. 
binn, n. See 6m 1 . 
binna (bin's). [Sc., = be na, be not: = E. 
mil, adv. Cf. dinna, do not, winna, will not.] 
Be not. 
binnacle (bin'a-kl), n. [Also written binacle, a 
corruption of earlier bittacle, bitticlc, < Pg. &ifa- 
I'n/ii = Sp. />it<icora = F.Ktibita- 
cle, a binnacle, orig. an abode, 
< L. habitaculum, a little dwell- 
ing, < habitare, dwell : see habi- 
tation.'] A framework or case 
on the deck of a ship, in front 
of the steersman, and also in 
various other positions, con- 
taining a nautical compass, 
and fitted with lights by which 
the compass can bo read at 
night. Men-of-war generally carry 
two steering-binuacles, one on each 
side of the steering-wheel, for the 
steering-compasses, and an azimuth 
binnacle in a convenient place to 
hold the azimuth compass. 
binnacle-list (bin'a-kl-list), 
Binnacle. " -A. list of the sick men on 
board a man-of-war, placed in 
the binnacle for the information of the officer 
of the deck. 
Binneya (bin'e-yii), n. [NL., after Binney, an 
American naturalist.] A genus of land-snails, 
family Hclicidte, peculiar to Mexico and Cali- 
fornia. The shell is too small to contain the whole body, 
so that when the animals retreat, as they do at the up 
proach of the dry season, the parU of the body which 
would otherwise be exposed are covered and protected by 
the ^really enlarged epiphragui. 
binnick, n. See beiinick. 
binnite (bin'it), . [< Binn (see def.) + -Jfc2.] 
A sulphid of arsenic and copper occurring in 
isometric crystals in the dolomite of the Bin- 
nenthal, or valley of Binn, in the canton of 
Valais, Switzerland. 
binnogue (bin'nog), . A head-dress formerly 
worn by the women of the Irish peasantry, 
described as a kind of kerchief. Planche. 
binny (bin'i), n.; pi. binnies (-iz). [Appar. of 
native origin.] A fish (Barbus bynni) of the 
family Cyprinidce, related to the barbel. It in- 
habits the Nile. 
binocle (bin'o-kl), n. [= F. binoclc = Sp. bino- 
eolo, < L. bini, two and two, double, + oeulus, 
eye : see ocular."] A dioptric telescope, fitted 
with two tubes for the use of both eyes at once : 
also used for opera-glass. 
binocular (bi-nok'- or bin-ok'u-liir), a. [< L. 
bini, double, + ocuhts, eye, + -ar 2 . Cf. binocle.] 
1. Having two eyes: as, "most animals are 
binocular,' 1 Dcrliam. Also binocidate. [Rare.] 
2. Referring to both eyes; suited for the 
simultaneous use of both eyes: as, a binocular 
telescope or microscope. 
The want of binocular perspective in paintings interferes 
seriously with the completeness of the illusion. 
Le Contt, Sight, p. 144. 
Binocular microscope. See microscope. 
binocularity (bi-nok- or bin-ok-u-lar'i-ti), n. 
[< binocular + -iVi/.] Binocular quality or con- 
dition ; the simultaneous employment of both 
eyes. Le Conic. 
bihocularly (bi-nok'- or bin-ok'u-lSr-li), adr. 
By means of two eyes; in such a manner as to 
be viewed by both eyes. 
The rctii-nlaiioii procnts itself in clear relief, when 
viewed binociilarly with a suttk-iently high power. 
If. IS. Carpenter, Micros., 276. 
If these two photographs be binocularly combined, . . . 
they ought to and must produce a visual effect exactly like 
an aetllal uhjert or seene. Le CoHle, Sight, p. TJ7. 
binoculate (bi-nok'- or bin-ok'u-lat), a. [< L. 
bini, double, + oculus, eye, + -ate' 1 .] Same as 
iiiniH-iiliir, 1. 
Binoculus (bi-nok'u-lus), n. [NL., < L. bini. 
two and two, + iicul nx. eyi'.] 1. A genus of 
brauchiopod crustaceans. " See A/iua. '2. 2. A 
binomialism 
genus of iieuropteroiis injects, of (lie family 
Kplitnifl-iitti: l.nlrnlli; ]KI)L>. 3. [I. C.] All 
X-sliaped bandage for maintaining dressings 
on both eyes. Also called iHiii'lit/mlmus. 
binodal (bi-no'dal), . [< L. bi-, two-, + nudnx, 
knot, node, + -/.] Having two nodes or joints. 
binode (bi'nod), n. [< L. bi-, two-, + nodus, 
knot.] 1. In ninth., a singular!"' of .-i siirtace 
Fi e . 3- 
Binode and Neighboring Parts of the Surface 3 = xy. 
Fig. i. View in the direction of the axis of t. Fig. a. Sections 
parallel to the axis uf jr. Fig. 3. Sections inclined 45* to the axes of 
x aodjf. 
consisting of a point at which there are two 
tangent planes. In the surface shown in fig. 
1 each of these planes is tangent 
along the whole length of a line ; but 
this circumstance is not a necessary 
concomitant of the singularity. 2. 
A crunode formed by the crossing of 
two branches of a curve. 
binodose,binodous(bi-n6'd6s,-dus), cm 
a. [< L. bi-, two-, + nodus, knot, ""' 
+ -ose, -ous.'] In zoo'l., having two knot-like 
swellings. 
binomial (bi-no'mi-al), a. and . [< ML. bi- 
itomius, tr. of Or. in 6vo bvopaTuv, having two 
names (< L. bi-, two-, + nomen, name), + -al; 
the fuller form would be binominal, q. v.] I. a. 
1. In alg., consisting of two terms connected 
by the sign + or ; pertaining to binomials. 
2. In zool. and bot. : (a) Using or having two 
names: applied to the system of nomencla- 
ture introduced by Linmeus. in which every 
plant and animal receives two names, one in- 
dicating the genus, the other the species: as, 
Felis leo. the lion; Bellis perenni*. the daisy. 
The generic word Is always written first, and with a capital 
initial letter; it is, or is taken as, a noun. 'I he specific 
word follows, and is usually an adjective, or used adjec- 
tively, though it may tie a noun. In zoology the practice 
is now to write all specific words with a lower-case (or 
small) initial, though substantive and personal and geo- 
graphical words are often written with a capital, which 
is the common practice in botany. Hence (h) Con- 
sisting of two names: as, binomial terms. Also 
binominal. Binomial coefficient, the numerical co- 
efficient of any term in the development ut(x -t-yf, where 
n is any whole tmmHer. Binomial development, 
a development by the binomial theorem. Binomial 
equation, an algebraical equation consisting of two 
terms: as, ajr6z-=o. Binomial theorem, the the- 
orem invented by Sir Isaac Newton for raising a binomial 
to any power, or for extracting any root of it by an ap- 
proximating infinite series. According to this theorem, 
we have : 
H. H. 1. In alg., an expression or quantity 
consisting of two terms connected by the sign 
+ or , denoting the sum or the difference of 
the two terms : as, a + 6, 3a 2c, a" + b, i- 
- -y/ y. 2. In zodl. and hot., a name consisting 
of two terms, generic and specific, as the proper 
name of a species, the generic always preced- 
ing the specific word: as, Felis leo, the lion. 
binomialism (bi-no'nii-al-izm), H. [< binomial + 
-ism.] 1. The binomial method of nomencla- 
ture, especially in zoology and botany, 2. 
Tlie doctrine or use of that method. 
Also binoiniiilily, 
